leilo0

leilo0 BSN, RN

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  1. Who cleans the poo?

    leilo0 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Providing hygiene care when a patient soil themselves is a given but what happens when poo appears in public areas or shared spaces? The other day, I had a patient lose control over their bowels...

  2. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    leilo0 replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    I work in a Catholic teaching hospital and the original building was built in the late 1800s. I've heard stories of patients seeing a faceless nun nurse wearing a habit during nightly rounds. I...

  3. Extreme anxiety no longer want to be a nurse

    leilo0 replied to Katiejef's topic in General Nursing

    The only cure for me was leaving the bedside. At 8 years in, I still dread going in to work, still sleepless before a shift, still felt like a sinking ship going in. I thought the problem was me until...

  4. New grad RN, absolutely hate nursing

    leilo0 replied to Ashley Karanja's topic in General Nursing

    Your daughter is quite an admirable, responsible young adult! I wish I had the same courage as she did and did not buy in to my mother's own pressure to find something stable and 'well paying'.and...

  5. New grad RN, absolutely hate nursing

    leilo0 replied to Ashley Karanja's topic in General Nursing

    I worked befside fulltime for years. I don’t know I managed. Whew! Then when I got the guts and a part time position twice a week showed up, I grabbed it. That only held me out for two more years...

  6. New grad RN, absolutely hate nursing

    leilo0 replied to Ashley Karanja's topic in General Nursing

    Curious as to why would you want your daughter to go through that knowing what you know about nursing? There are other jobs out there that make decent pay, even better than nursing without the...

  7. Who cleans the poo?

    leilo0 replied to leilo0's topic in General Nursing

    This is exactly what I'm getting at. It's the small things that culminate to a lot of things. The onus is always on the nurse and you're pulled away from doing your actual job. And so, in paper you...

  8. Who cleans the poo?

    leilo0 replied to leilo0's topic in General Nursing

    This is exactly my point. I've seen comments pointing out that this incident seems complicated for housekeeping to handle but this isn't rocket science. I had sick patients that night that Iwas...

  9. Who cleans the poo?

    leilo0 replied to leilo0's topic in General Nursing

    Your facility must have better toilet paper than we do. On top of being rendered ineffective when it comes to pasty formed poo, it also has the tendency to clog our bathroom toilets so towels were the...

  10. Who cleans the poo?

    leilo0 replied to leilo0's topic in General Nursing

    I've had gloves rip on me so yes, I feel the need to double glove. feces was all over the side rails so I gowned up just in case. I tried not to go into the poopy details but it wasn't just a matter...

  11. Who cleans the poo?

    leilo0 replied to leilo0's topic in General Nursing

    Seeing the general response from everyone, I think I can guess what the answer

  12. Who cleans the poo?

    leilo0 replied to leilo0's topic in General Nursing

    Haha. I have not heard of that phrase but will have to use that on my coworkers! I think one of the issues we have with our profession is how broad our scope of practice is and we can't set firm...

  13. Who cleans the poo?

    leilo0 replied to leilo0's topic in General Nursing

    The patient was not on any isolation precaution but it was everywhere and I wasn't going to risk making contact. lol, I don't mind clearing a good part of the mess but I feel its' almost unreasonable...

  14. Multiple CNA's refusing assigned task

    leilo0 replied to Dawnkeibals's topic in General Nursing

    Too many reasons why our working standards are below par compared to other healthcare professionals and I wonder how we got to this. I see PTs and OTs work with assistants that are exclusively...

  15. Be Healthy: 10 Self-Care Tips and Tricks for Nurses

    leilo0 replied to Melissa Mills's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for your reply Melissa. I read your article through a header under "Tips that will save you from burnout" and with that premise, it did struck a chord. Your article on its' own is helpful in...

  16. I Quit Nursing.

    leilo0 replied to bluegeegoo2's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I wish you the best of luck. This is the very reason why I choose to leave nursing too. There has to be a better way and I will trust that we will find

  17. Be Healthy: 10 Self-Care Tips and Tricks for Nurses

    leilo0 replied to Melissa Mills's topic in General Nursing

    I seem to notice a recurring theme in these burnout articles. While these are good suggestions, it seem to only place the responsibility on nurses alone. As long as nurses are setup to fail - workload...

  18. GRN-NICHE certificate

    leilo0 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello all, I'm not sure which category to post this question but I am in need of information on how to get the GRN-NICHE certificate. I tried contacting the NICHE program without any luck. I applied...

  19. Beyond Bedside? Advanced Practice? Really?

    leilo0 replied to EGspirit's topic in General Nursing

    Amen. When I was a young nursing student, I couldn't fathom the idea of "nursing burnout" and ever leaving the bedside. I just couldn't. Six years of bedside later, I understand too well now when...

  20. Struggling new grad. Tips on critical thinking

    leilo0 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hello everyone I'm a new grad 2 months into my orientation in a busy medicine floor and just like most new grads, I am struggling with my transition in to the nursing role. I don't know how I 'm going...

  21. Interested in OR for the future

    leilo0 replied to katygw's topic in Operating Room

    Hi katygw I could have written your post about why you love the OR. I've been in a medical floor for four months now and while most days are great, I still can't shake the feeling of wanting to run...

  22. Any new grads planning their exit from nursing?

    leilo0 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    [color=#333333]sorry for the long rant. its my day off and have been feeling down lately... [color=#333333]i think subconsciously i've been wanting out since first year. [color=#333333]i remember...

  23. No hospital experience?

    leilo0 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello everyone, I'm just curious if any veteran nurses out there have never step foot in acute care at a hospital. I've been hearing that you need that one year of acute care experience before you can...

  24. Any Ontario OR nurses in here?

    leilo0 posted a topic in International Nursing

    Hello everyone, it's my first post in here and am very glad to connect with you all! Moderators, I don't know if this is more appropriate to post in the Canadian forum or in here? First off, I want to...

  25. New Grads, then and now. What has changed?

    leilo0 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello everyone I am a new grad and like most (if not all) new grads here, has had a rude awakening to the realities of nursing. From what I've gathered, the learning curve is steep and it takes at...